SIX SHOOTER Picks up Best Short Award at Foyle Film Festival
SIX SHOOTER, directed by renowned Irish playwright Martin McDonagh, has picked up the Best Irish Short award at the Foyle Film festival this year.A 30 minute imaginative black comedy, SIX SHOOTER is the first collaboration between BSÉ/IFB, Ireland’s national screen agency, and Film Four Lab, the experimental division of Film Four dedicated to working with first time writers and directors.
SIX SHOOTER is McDonagh's first transition into film and stars an impressive Irish cast including Brendan Gleeson (TROY, COLD MOUNTAIN) playing the lead and Ruaidhri Conroy (HART’S WAR, WHEN THE SKY FALLS), David Wilmot (LAWS OF ATTRACTION, INTERMISSION), and Aisling O’Sullivan (THE ACTORS, THE WAR ZONE) in supporting roles.
SIX SHOOTER, which will be broadcast on Channel 4, is produced by Missing in Action Films, Funny Farm Film & Television and Fantastic Films and co-funded by Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board and Film Four Lab. International sales are being handled by The Works.
SEAN O'CASEY- UNDER A COLOURED CAP, a documentary which explores the life and work of the great Irish playwright Sean O’Casey, received a Highly Recommended mention from the festival jury. Directed by Shivaun O'Casey and produced by Green Crow Productions, SEAN O'CASEY- UNDER A COLOURED was co-financed by BSÉ/IFB and RTE.